Photos from
earlier in May:
A newer blue
Lodging Services sign for the US 1 exit on I-95 South, put up since
October 2021.
A pair of new
support posts appear in front of a pair of old ones on I-95 North
entering Sharon. The old posts used to hold a sign for Norwood
Hospital but that facility had to be closed and torn down after
severe flooding from a thunderstorm a couple years ago. I assume the
new posts will remain empty until the new hospital is completed.
A new,
presumably temporary gore sign at the Neponset Street Canton exit on
I-95 North. The former Old Exit 11A sign from the larger sign was
placed below this smaller gore sign.
EARLIER
PHOTOS
Taken at the
Mansfield Rest Area staging area, taken March 18, 2022:
Sign gantry
structures await construction in Rest Area parking lot.
Many more
sign structures await at the other side of the parking lot.
A ground
mounted guide sign for I-95 South sits between the parking areas in
Mansfield.
Other ground
mounted signs being stored include gore signs, town boundary signs
and guide signs.
These guide
sign are slated for the Mechanic Street/South Main Street exits.
A closeup
view of the future gore sign for the To Route 152 in North
Attleboro.
More sign
supports being stored at the other end of the parking lot.
Another pile
of gantries awaiting overhead signs the other side of the parking
lot.
Here are
photos of new ground mounted signs spotted on November 21, then
earlier photos of signs and foundations from 2021 and earlier in
2020:
A new To
Route 27 sign approaching the Coney Street exit on I-95 South. While
there has long been To Route 27 trailblazers on the exit ramp, this
is the first one on the highway itself.
Approaching
the I-495 exit on I-95 South. Taunton is understandable for I-495
South, but Lowell? This sign is also northbound, where the city
might make more sense.
A new brown
sign for the Xfinity Center also prior to I-495. How much extra did
including the tree graphic in the sign cost?
A new sign
marking the crossing of the Wading River, the sign is almost as big
as the bridge.
New version
of post-interchange distance sign after the I-495 exit.
Now entering
North Attleboro prior to the I-95 South Rest Area.
A new gore
sign for the To Route 152 exit, with the Old Exit 5 sign moved from
the old sign.
Prior to the
I-295 South exit an new Entering Attleboro sign.
A new sign
for the Ten Mile River bridge is along the ramp from I-295 North to
I-95 South.
The completed
foundation for the new 1 Mile advance sign for the Route 123 exit
awaits behind the current one on I-95 South.
The new
auxiliary sign for Norton has the wrong letter, it should be A for
the Route 123 East exit, in any case however it would be faster to
take I-495 South.
The new gore
sign for the Route 123 West exit, and older Old Exit 3B sign below.
Another new
post-interchange distance sign after the Route 123 exit on I-95
South. Would US 1 be a better choice than Route 1A?
This new
Weigh Station gore sign leads to a closed gate, has anyone seen this
station open?
A new sign
for crossing the Seven Mile River 'Bridge" on I-95 South prior to
the Route 1A exits.
The new gore
sign for the Route 1A North exit, no Old Exit sign needed here.
The new gore
sign for the Route 1A South exit.
The new gore
sign for the last Massachusetts exit on I-95 South, US 1. Not the
last new signs though, the gantry that has the first two Rhode
Island exit signs at the state line is to be replaced under this
project. Turning around and heading north...
Another new
"bridge" sign for the Seven Mile River, which is 1.6 miles from the
Rhode Island border.
The new 3/4
Mile advance Parking Area sign on I-95 North.
The new
post-interchange distance sign after the Route 1A exit.
A set of sign
posts awaiting a sign prior to the Route 123 exit on I-95 North.
A new large
auxiliary sign for the Attleboro Commuter Rail Station prior to the
To Route 152 exit.
A new
combination blue hospital and green auxiliary sign also for the To
Route 152 exit, new Entering Attleboro sign in distance.
A single sign
post awaits its sign after the To Route 152 exit on I-95 North.
Another
post-interchange distance sign, why the distance to Canton instead
of I-93?
It appears
the overhead 1/2 mile advance for the Rest Area in Mansfield is to
be taken down soon after a new ground mounted version was put up
(somewhat interesting in that they are storing the future overhead
posts and signs at the rest area, but it no longer gets any overhead
signage.
The
northbound version of the auxiliary sign for the I-495 exits, maybe
Lowell makes more sense here.
The new
version of the Rest Area exit sign sits behind new version of the
Mansfield town line sign on I-95 North.
A new
combination town and county border sign when entering Foxboro is
located in the middle of the I-495 interchange.
The South
Main Street exit is the location for the next (and first) Sharon
town line sign (photo taken 11/7).
The last new
sign northbound is the gore sign at the I-93/US 1 North exit, with
the Old Exit 12 sign added at the bottom.
Earlier
Photos taken on August 15, 2021:
A new town
boundary sign for Norwood on I-95 South between the Neponset Street
and Coney Street exits.
A new gore
sign for the Coney Street exit with a large new milepost based
number.
A new Sharon
town line sign prior to the US 1 exit on I-95 South.
Another new
gore sign, here for the the US 1 exit on I-95 South.
The new gore
sign prior for the I-495 North exit on I-95 South.
There's also
a new gore sign for the I-495 South exit, and a new town line/county
line (Entering Mansfield, Bristol County) in the distance.
Now heading
back north, there is a new gore sign for the Route 140 North exit.
There is also
a new Entering Walpole sign prior to the US 1 exit.
Also another
Entering Sharon sign heading north after the US 1 exit (the Next
Exit 11 sign than previously stood near here and became Next Exit --
after exit renumbering has now been taken down).
Next is a new
Entering Canton sign prior to crossing the Neponset River...
Whose bridge
has a new Neponset River sign.
Photos taken
on January 24, 2021:
The
foundation for one of the future US 1 exit advance signs can be seen
under the guardrail behind the orange contractor tag on I-95 South.
The
foundation for one of the future Route 140 advance signs can be seen
under the guardrail on the right, also on I-95 South.
Meanwhile, there still is not a
foundation at the tag marking the future site of the 1 Mile advance
sign.
Heading northbound, though mostly
hidden, there is a foundation at the tag marking the future site of
the exit sign for the To Route 152 exit in North Attleborough.
Here's one of the three other
variable message signs that have been placed, two southbound and,
here, 1 northbound approaching the I-495 exit by the Mansfield Rest
Area.
The orange tag here now marks the
site of a foundation, seen after the mile marker, below the
guardrail, for a future advance sign for I-495.
As does the orange tag here prior
to the exit for I-495 South, mostly hidden behind the guardrail.
A better look at the foundations
for the new gore sign at the I-495 North exit. Other examples seen
previously, in photos below.
The orange tag here also now marks
the site of a foundation, again hidden by the guardrail, for the
future 1/2 mile advance sign for the US 1 exit northbound.
The foundation for the 1 Mile
advance sign for the Neponset Street exit, can be seen here below
the guardrail.
The orange tag here marks the site
of a equipment to construct the foundation for the Neponset Street,
Norwood exit sign.
PREVIOUS
PHOTOS
Taken
November 8, 2020:
One of the
new style of reassurance markers put up after the US 1/Route 1A exit
in Attleboro, the first one.
An another
one just before the truck weigh station, if you are going to put two
up, perhaps after the station would have been better.
An orange
contractor tag for either a future Route 123 or I-295 advance sign
prior to the current overhead signs.
The orange
cone marks the site of a foundation for the future Exit 4 gore sign
(to be changed from 3 as part of the state's exit renumbering
project) can be seen behind the current one at the ramp to Route
123.
Another new
reassurance marker after the Route 123 exit.
Another
contractor tag for a future advance overhead sign for the I-295
exit, with new guardrail installed to protect it.
Another tag
can be seen beyond the current exit sign for I-295.
This tag is
for and advance for the I-495 exit.
A new Rest
Area sign has been installed in Mansfield.
A foundation
has also been placed for the future Exit 12A gore sign behind the
current Exit 6A one at the I-495 South ramp.
While no
contractor tag is seen near the current I-495 North exit sign, there
is a new foundation for the future gore sign by the orange cone
behind the current one.
There is
another new foundation by the orange cone for the future gore sign
at the South Main Street exit in Sharon behind the current one.
Another
orange cone marks the site of the foundation for the future Exit 18
gore sign for the US 1 exit, behind the current sequential version.
The first
overhead VMS to be installed as part of the sign replacement
contract, along with a new traffic camera approaching the Neponset
Street exits.
The new
foundation for the future Neponset Street East gore sign can be seen
behind the current version.
Along with
the foundation for the future gore sign for Exit 23B to westbound
Neponset Street, seen to the left of the toppled orange cone.
Earlier
Photos
This new
reassurance marker after the US 1 exit in Walpole is current MassDOT
specification, but placed on existing sign supports. There was no
marker after the Neponset Street exit.
This
reassurance marker was replaced also, duplicating a wide style
marker previously placed here just prior to, and thus unneeded, the
Mechanic Street exit in Foxboro.
A new Speed
Limit 65 sign after the Mechanic Street exit.
This new wide
shield variety of reassurance markers is on new posts after the
Route 140 exit in Mansfield.
Turning
around at I-495, there was no reassurance marker after the I-495
exit.
This is the
first of what turned out to be 3 new reassurance markers between
Route 140 and the South Main Street exit. A photo of the second and
third ones can be seen below in photos taken in February, all
of the 'normal' shield variety.
Another
'normal' size shield after the South Main Street exit, but the
number font is a little different than the other versions. A sign
placement tag can be seen beyond the sign. Taking the US 1
exit...
A new North
US 1 reassurance marker can be seen before a quite ugly looking
North I-95 trailblazer, the South version seen in the distance,
and...
A closer look
at a better looking sign. Finally, new signage along Coney Street in
Sharon:
The new sign
contrasts with the old guide/paddle sign that will replaced during
the project. There was no reassurance marker after the on-ramp on
I-95 North. I did not spot any new sign foundations but it did
appear ones were being constructed for the new variable message
signs.
Earlier
photos of a few tag placement photos south of I-295 taken in March
2020:
The tag for
the future 1-Mile advance sign for the Route 123 exit is seen behind
the current overhead support post.
Tags on both
sides just after the current overhead support posts at the Route 123
West exit ramp.
The orange
tag for the future 1-Mile advance overhead sign for the Route 1A
interchange is well past the current sign.
The tag for
the 1/2 mile advance sign for the North Route 1A exit is just behind
the current sign. Note the mile marker, this exit will maintain its
current number, despite it being closer to the the Mile 1 marker.
The tags at
the ramp to North Route 1A, the left hand is hidden, are slightly
behind the current overhead gantry.
The tag seen
on the right is just inside the Massachusetts border and marks the
spot for future overhead signs for the first 2 Rhode Island exits,
note the older design of the signs, these were not replaced during
the last I-95 sign replacement project. (See sign plans for these
signs below, which may, or may not have new exit numbers when put
up.)
Here are a
few more examples of tag placements taken in February 2020:
Heading North
after the I-295 exit in North Attleboro:
An orange
contractor tag marking the position of the future 1/2 Mile advance
sign for the To Route 152 exit.
The tag here
shows that the future overhead sign at the To Route 152 exit will
not be bridge mounted.
The orange
tag here is for the 1-Mile advance overhead for the I-495 exit in
Mansfield, a significant distance after the current sign.
The two tags
before the ramp to I-495 South again show the new overheads will not
be bridge mounted.
The wide
orange tag seen between the I-495 bridge is for the location of a
future traffic camera.
The tag for
the future 1/4 Mile advance sign for the Route 140 South exit in
Foxboro is beyond the current sign.
The
contractor tags (left side is hidden) mark the location of the
future overhead signage at the ramp to Route 140 South. The future
exit numbers will be 13 A/B.
The tag for
the future overhead exit sign for Route 140 North.
The North
I-95 reassurance marker after the Route 140 exits is fairly new, the
replacement of a former faded wide shield version (see below for one
still standing).
The orange
tag in this photo marks the future location of the 1-Mile advance
sign for the South Main Street exit in Foxboro.
This is the
second replacement reassurance marker between Route 140 and South
Main Street, placed on the existing posts for a faded wide shield
version.
The orange
tag marking the future location of the 1/2 mile advance sign for
South Main Street.
There is only
one tag at the ramp to South Main Street despite the fact that there
will be a 2-Mile advance sign for the US 1 exit, perhaps it will be
at another location. The new exit signs (see plans below) will have
both S. Main Street and Mechanic Street (currently the exit text
heading south) on the overhead signs.
The one
remaining wide shield reassurance marker, badly faded, headed north,
the orange tag behind it marks the future location of the 1-Mile
advance sign for the US 1 exit.
The orange
tag here marks the future location of the 1/2 mile overhead sign for
the US 1/To Route 27 exit in Sharon.
The tag for
the future sign ahead of the ramp to US 1. The new signs will have
To Route 27 in both directions, currently only northbound.
Another
replacement reassurance marker after the US 1 exit. I am assuming
that this will be replaced again under the current sign replacement
contract.
Another wide
tag marking site of future traffic camera. Before the Neponset
Street exit there are a pair of similar tags which I believe are for
a future VMS gantry.
Heading South
from the I-93 "128" interchange in Canton:
Tags are on
both sides of the road (right side obscured) for the future overhead
sign gantry at the ramp to Neponset Street west in Westwood.
The placement
of this tag indicates the new overhead sign for the second Neponset
Street exit will not be bridge mounted.
This tag is
for the future 1-Mile Advance overhead sign for the Coney Street
exit heading south into Sharon.
The tag for
the future 1/2 Mile Advance overhead, a photo near the exit ramp is
below.
From August
2019:
Orange tag
behind current 1-Mile Advance sign for Neponset Street exits on I-95
South in Westwood.
Two tags
further south mark future site that will have new 1 1/2 Mile Advance
sign for US 1 exit as well as 1/4 advance for Coney Street, ramp
seen in distance.
The
contractor tag for the future US 1 exit sign is between the current
sign and the bridge carrying US 1 North traffic.
The tag for
the future 1/2 mile advance sign for Mechanic Street is behind the
current overhead sign.
The two
contractor tags are behind the current gantry for the 1/2 mile
advance for the Route 140 North exit in Foxboro.
Two more tags
mark the site of the future I-495 exit signs behind the current
overheads.
The tag here
is for the future site of the 1/2 mile advance overhead for the To
Route 152 exit in North Attleboro(ugh).
The
contractor tag for the 1/2 mile advance overhead for the I-295 South
exit has been placed before the noise wall in Attleboro (the
remaining signs were put up 2 years ago and will not be replaced
(see below). Turning around and heading north...
Two other
tags heading north at the ramp to Neponset Street eastbound in
Norwood.
SIGN
PLANS
Sign Plan
Photos courtesy of Charlene White at MassDOT, one example of
advance and ramp signage, plus other interesting signs:
Exit 1 (SB
only)
Exits 2 A/B:
The ramp sign
for Route 1A South will add Newport Ave to the text.
Exits 3 A/B
The Advance
signage northbound will now list S(outh) Attleboro, same as
southbound, instead of Norton which will go on an auxiliary sign.
South
Attleboro replaced Norton on the sign for Route 123 West.
Exit 4
These signs
have already been placed on I-95 South as part of the I-295 Ramp
Widening Project completed in 2018.
Exit 5
Exits 6 A/B
The I-495
North control city has been changed to Marlboro from Worcester.
Taunton and Lowell will be destinations on the auxiliary signs.
Exits 7 A/B
Exit 8
The plans
have Mechanic Street/Foxboro added to the overhead signs, this was
previously on ground-mounted auxiliary signs.
Exit 9
The 2 Mile
Advance signs are new. Typically, MassDOT does these for Interstate
exits only, perhaps with Gillette Stadium as a destination for this
exit they made an exception.
Exit 10 (SB
only)
As with Exit
8, a new destination, Norwood Street in Sharon, was added to this
sign, separated from the original by a line.
Exits 11 A/B
Other signs
The Mass.
Guide/Paddle signs on approaching secondary roadways will have mixed
case lettering:
The overhead
sign for I-95 North on Neponset Street in Norwood will include a
reference to I-93:
The sign
replacement project will update the exits signs for the first 2
Rhode Island exits which haven't been updated since the 1970s:
Following
recent MassDOT practice, the exit gore signs on ramps from
intersecting secondary roadways will be replaced by signs like
these:
The sign
detail plans came with this interesting note: Is MassDOT planning to
revive its Milepost Exit Conversion Project before the I-95 project
is over? Or was this note that first appears with the sign plans for
the Rhode Island exits due to the numbers possibly changing next
year that was mistakenly carried over to all the Massachusetts exit
plans?
Photos of
existing signs coming soon....
The existing
1-Mile advance sign southbound in Attleboro, already listing S.
Attleboro as a control city.
The ramp
signage at the Route 123 exit.
Misc. Photos - Latest from I-95 (and I-295) in Maine which is
putting up new travel time signs, some looking similar to those in
Massachusetts, courtesy of vlam557:
First is on
I-295 North before Exit 11 (Bucknam Road)
Further north
on I-295 after Exit 17.
This one is
on I-295 South near the Falmouth Spur Exit, different from others
with only 1 destination and a wider bar type VMS, one of the
messages seen so far is 'No Delay'.
This one is
further south on I-295 after leaving Freeport.
Now on the
Maine Turnpike/I-95 North, this sign just after the I-195/Saco exit
will provide times to Augusta via I-295 and I-95.
This sign a
few miles further north offers travel times to Freeport on I-295.
This sign on
I-95 South nearing the end of the Maine Turnpike after the York Toll
Plaza provides the time to the New Hampshire border.
This photo,
courtesy of WGME is of a new sign to provide times to Saco on I-95
South in Augusta.
NEW, another
photo taken after Exit 19 headed south on I-95/Maine Turnpike:
Taken on 8/15/18
MassDOT
placed new overhead exit signage for the new two-lane ramp for the
I-295 exit in Attleboro in early 2017. The signs are a preview of
what the rest of the new I-95 signage will look like after the
MassDOT replacement project in 2020 (better photos without the glare
from August 2018:
The exit ramp
itself now has a new I-95 pull through as well as I-295 exit sign:
Taken on 8/21/16
An older
overhead guide sign for I-95 South, with button copy shield numbers,
at the Neponset Street exit in Canton. These signs are not due to be
replaced until 2019:
Taken on 7/16/2016 (Updated 1/2/17):
The new exit
sign for Route 2 in Lexington now with 1 destination, see old photo
below:
Here's photos
of the previous last set of new signs to be put up between Newton
and Lexington at the MA 2 interchange where bridge construction
prevented the signs at the exits from being upgraded in 2015. Here's
the look at the new (and old) sign for MA 2 West on I-95 North,
notice a problem?
The other
signs for MA 2 West just list Fitchburg. Things are stranger with
the new southbound exit sign for MA 2 East:
The
destination or control city for the 1 and 1/2 mile signs is Boston,
not only are there 2 destinations instead of one, but they are
completely different. Apparently the sign makers just duplicated the
text on the previous signs and did not take into account what was on
the other signs for the exit. This was fixed in December 2016 with
the sign now reading Boston (photo to come). The new overhead
gantries on MA 2 may, or may not, have the old signs, they do list
the previous signs control cities, however that are different from
the rest of the signage put up at surrounding exits in 2014/2015.
Here for I-95 South on MA 2 West:
The other
signs, as seen below, list Providence, RI. For the MA 2 East exit
for I-95 North, Peabody, and not Portsmouth, NH, is used as a
control city:
Also, notice
the interesting trailblazer for North MA 128 or should it be MA 128
North?
Previously Taken on 6/12/2016:
Photo of
newly placed advance sign for MA 4/MA 225 exit on the on-ramp from
US 3 South in Burlington:
This is the
I-95 related signage approaching from MA 4 South/MA 225 East in
Lexington, first the Jct Trailblazer:
Notice how
large the 128 shield is vs. the I-95 one. Here's the corresponding
Mass. Guide or paddle sign:
Ramp signage
for I-95 along MA 30 East in Weston:
Taken 1/9/2016:
An update to the photo from Westwood below, MassDOT has added Guide
or 'Paddle' signs to the new southbound on-ramp at the University
Avenue interchange:
This image is
taken at the intersection of University Ave., Blue Hill Ave. and the
new on-ramp. Unlike, the trailblazers, this does mention I-93 (but
not US 1 or MA 128 which also share the roadway).
The top sign
only mentions I-95, not I-93 (or US 1 or MA 128). The on-ramp is no
separate from Blue Hill Avenue and a noise barrier has been placed
along the southbound side.
Here's the
guide sign, through the glare, seen from the other direction, for
the I-95 South On-Ramp (NEW taken 3/26/16):
Further down
University Avenue, new guide signs have also been placed as part of
the reconstruction of the street through a new retail complex,
University Station. New guide signs have been placed at the
University Ave./Canton St. intersection to guide people to guide
southbound drivers to the Dedham St. on-ramp to I-95 South:
There are
also a couple on Canton Street to direct traffic to I-95 North,
which also include an I-93 shield as well:
This is only
one a few guide signs that refer both to I-93 and I-95. Notice also
that the I-95 destination of Dedham is different from 'Portsmouth,
NH' listed at the guide signs at the interchange above.
These were
the two new trailblazers set up first at the nearly completed
reconstructed on-ramp to I-95 South in Westwood before more signage
was added in December 2015. Going both straight or left takes you
directly onto I-95. Also, notice there are no signs for US 1, Route
128 or I-93. The previous guide signs and trailblazers had both
I-95, 128 and I-93 shields.
Bonus Photo,
courtesy of AARoads Forum Member PHLBOS: 
New on-ramp
guide sign, part of the I-95 Newton to Lexington Sign Replacement
Project. This will be the standard MassDOT signage (size and using
mixed case lettering for destination text), replacing the iconic
paddle sign, going forward.
A.
Sign Replacement Project, Peabody to Georgetown (2013-2015)
This project
is basically (98%) complete as of November 2015. All the overhead
and ground-level signage has been installed. The only remaining work
has to do with new VMS assemblies. Traveling north from the MA 128
exit in Peabody--
The first new
overhead is the one mile advance sign for MA 114. The support covers
both directions of the highway and supports southbound signage for
the US 1 exit, see below.
There is no
separate sign from MA 114 West until the exit itself:
This overhead
assembly replaced one with signs that had no exit number and had the
wrong directions for MA 114, listing North and South.
Here's the
final new overhead for MA 114 West:
The next exit
northbound is for MA 62, like for MA 114, there is no southbound
exit:
You can also
see a new North I-95 reassurance marker beyond the sign support. The
next sign is the 1/2 mile advance for MA 62:
Just beyond
is a distance sign that includes the miles to Kittery, ME. The next
sign is not for MA 62:
But rather
the one mile advance for the next exit for US 1. The previous US 1
sign was on an overhead panel with the MA 62 exit sign seen in the
distance, and below:
It had
started to rain at this point and the next few photos have some
water spots on them. Here's the next sign:
More steady
rain started as I approached the US 1 exit itself:
It appears
the old button copy I-95 shield signage is still in place on US 1
itself beyond the gore sign. Here's the reassurance marker beyond
the exit:
The rain
became so heavy at this point I had to stop taking photos until I
got to Exit 52 (The following were taken in January 2016):
This
ground-mounted sign beyond the US 1 interchange shows the upcoming
Topsfield exits, fortunately not using exit numbers which will be
changing over the next 2 years.
This is the
1-Mile advance for the next exit, Endicott Road. The 1/2 mile
advance can be seen in the distance and below--
And finally,
the exit signage at the on-ramp to Endicott Road:
The new
signage for the next exit, Topsfield Rd (which actually is in
Boxford), appears right after the I-95 North Reassurance Marker:
There is also
a new VMS sign on the overhead supports seen in the distance which
precede the 1/2 Mile Advance sign:
Before the
Topsfield Rd exit, there is a newly placed destination distance sign
which appears to have a larger font than its predecessor:
Here's the
exit signage as can be seen in the distance above:
A slightly
better view than was taken back in September:
The rain
started to lighten up and I could take photos of the next
reassurance marker:
The next exit
is for MA 97:
The exit is
just beyond the Mile 75 mile post, meaning the future exit number
should be 76. Here is the 1/2 mile advance for MA 97 South:
Again, no
mention of MA 97 north until the exit itself:
This exit is
used by attendees of the Topsfield Fair coming up next month. Here's
the last MA 97 overhead:
The last exit
covered by the signage project is for MA 133 in Georgetown. Here's
the one mile advance:
Another I-95
South reassurance marker is along for the ride. Here's some other
ground-level signage:
I do not know
whether the Weigh Station sign is new, but the blue service sign was
replaced as part of the project. Back to overheads:
The have also
installed another reassurance marker beyond the on-ramp from the
Weigh Station. The exit signage for MA 133:
Got a little
too close for this photo. The last new overhead northbound:
I turned
around here. The I-95 signage on MA 133 consisted of both a standard
Mass. Guide (Paddle) Sign:
And a large
ground-level BGS:
Starting back
Southbound:
The first
overhead has both the MA 97 1 Mile Advance Sign and a Advisory Sign
for the upcoming Weigh Station.
This was
quickly followed by the first new I-95 South reassurance marker. The
next overhead:
Is for MA 97
North only, followed by the overhead signage at the exit:
The last MA
97 overhead heading south:
The next exit
is Topsfield Road:
Beyond is a
destination mileage sign with both Boston and Providence listed. I
did not get a photo of the 1/2 mile advance.
The newly
installed signage on Topsfield Road reflects that seen above for MA
133:
and the
entrance ramp signage is just as big, even though the amount of
traffic is much less at this interchange:
Another I-95
South Reassurance marker, after the Topsfield Road exit:
But here's
the exit signage as it started to rain again. The following photos
were retaken in January 2016:
Here's
the new rain-spot less photo of the 1/2 mile advance for Endicott
Road:
This overhead
is paired with a new VMS display. The final overhead for Endicott
Road:
Prior to the
US 1 Exit there are a pair of signs informing drivers they should
stay on I-95 to get to Route 128:
The next exit
is for US 1 which features different text than the northbound exit
signs:
Here's the
1/2 Mile Advance:
The exit
signage is accompanied by a pull through for I-95 South:
Which
includes the first notice about the upcoming MA 128 exit. The next
reassurance marker, back in September:
And the 1
Mile advance signage for the next exit southbound, Centre Street in
Danvers:
Followed by
the 1/2 Mile advance:
Here's one of
the large text destination mileage signs as seen in the distance
above:
Interesting
to know Boston is exactly 50 miles from Providence, based on this
sign anyway. The last Centre Street overhead:
Here's the
last new I-95 South reassurance marker:
The next exit
is for US 1, most of the diagrammatic signs for this exit were
replaced a couple years ago. Here's one example of these signs,
there is a US 1 shield there somewhere:
The last new
sign is at the US 1 South exit ramp:
The overhead
sign on the left replaced a sign referred to having a 'Top Hat'
design for the I-95 and 128 shields were in a smaller panel placed
above the wider rest of the sign with the control cities.
B.
Sign Replacement Project, Newton to Lexington (2012-2015)
Most Recent
Photos, Taken September 10, 2015
Work has
officially been completed on this project as of late July. The
project page, though, says that a some punch list items, most likely
the still to be installed overhead signs at the MA 2 bridge under
construction (see below), remain. All the remaining route shield
trailblazers and reassurance markers have been added and older route
signs have been removed. Here are a couple more reassurance markers
north of MA 2:
This
has a large MA 128 shield, and appears to be too close to the
auxiliary sign for Hanscom Field.
The next set
of reassurance markers--
Features a
smaller MA 128 shield, I did not get to travel southbound to see if
this pattern is repeated in the other direction.
Previous Photos, Taken July 5,
2015
Here's the
first new reassurance markers northbound following the MA 9 exit:
Project specs
are following those of the latest re-signing project, I-93 in Boston
in having directional banners for both route shields, not like the
last I-95 resigning project from Lexington to Woburn where only one
was used. There seems to have been no attempt at cutting down
foliage to better the view of the new signs, as this next assembly
at the I-90/Mass Pike exit proves:
New
trailblazers have also been put up along the Mass Pike/MA 30
off-ramp from I-95 North. Here is the first:
Complicating
factors, besides the foliage, is the lack of removal of the
previously existing MA 128 sign. The next trailblazer is easier to
see:
They have
also added an auxiliary MA 128 North sign approaching the split
between the MA 30 exit and I-95 North on-ramp:
The next
reassurance assembly northbound is beyond the MA 30 on-ramp:
There was
also a new reassurance marker assembly following the US 20 exit:
There was
also another one after the Totten Pond Road interchange, however it
was not clearly visible due to foliage. I did not venture farther
north than MA 2 (Exit 29) to see if there were any additional new
markers. I did confirm though that this sign, on the MA 2 bridge, is
the last old overhead sign remaining in the project area:
I left I-95
heading west on MA 2 to check out the reconstruction project at
Crosby's Corner. Photos are on my Misc.
Mass. Highway Photos Page.
Heading
southbound from MA 2A in Lexington the first new reassurance marker
was found just after the merge:
Another new
one was also posted after the Trapelo Road interchange in Waltham:
Plant
vegetation not as much an issue here as with the next blue service
sign. They have also installed a new marker beyond the Winter
Street/Totten Pond Road interchange:
As they have
also placed one after the US 20 exit, though there is some foliage
issues with this one:
The next
marker, beyond the I-90/Mass Pike exit is different than all the
rest...
Sporting a
smaller MA 128 shield than the others. However, it's back to the
larger shield for the last new marker southbound beyond the MA16
exit in Newton:
I also took
some new photos of overhead signage along the Add-A-Lane
Project section below.
Previous
Photos (Taken May 9, 2015)
The last set
of signs to go up for the I-90/Mass Pike and MA 30 Exit were the 1
mile advance signs prior to the MA 16 exit. The other new signs to
be placed since my last visit are this overhead auxiliary sign:
The 1/2 mile
advance sign at the MA 16 Exit:
And those
along the long Exit 23-24-25 ramp from I-95/128 North (the original
alignment of 128 prior to the Mass Pike being built)--
There is was
also new signage at the I-90 Off-ramp (including 'newish' for Logan
Airport)--
The last set
of signs feature an interesting arrow for the I-95 On-Ramp:
There were
also two new advance signs for the US 20 exit:
Both for the
1 Mile and for the 1/2 mile, both with truck restriction regulatory
signs on the left:
Another
overhead sign placed since my last visit was the 1 and 1/4 Mile
advance for Totten Pond Road--
A new
ground-mounted distance signs now features distances to MA 2 and
Portsmouth, NH:
A solitary
small 1/2 Mile advance sign for Trapelo Road sits on this overhead
gantry northbound:
The last set
of new signs northbound are advances for the MA 2 exit, here's the
one mile at Trapelo Road--
And here's
the 1/2 mile advance sign for MA 2 East:
And the final
overhead has the exit signage for MA 2 and the advance for MA 2A:
The only sign
not replaced northbound can be seen in the distance, at the ramp to
MA 2 West. This is mounted on the MA 2 bridge currently under
construction and a replacement may not go up until work is
completed.
The only
other new sign northbound was another distance sign following the MA
2 Exit, in this instance Portsmouth, NH has been replaced by
Salisbury:
Heading back
south, an additional 1 Mile advance sign has been placed on the ramp
from US 3 South to I-95 South:
There has
also been a new 1/2 Mile advance put up since my last trip through:
The temporary
ground level signage still remains though. Here's the signage at the
interchange:
And here's
another photo
of the Exit 31A ramp signage, this time with the old sign removed:
Again, at the
MA 2 interchange there is a still an old bridge-mounted sign for MA
2 East, possibly also not placed due to bridge construction. One of
the few remaining new overheads not photographed southbound is for
the MA 16 / Grove St exits, immediately after the I-90 on-ramp:
The other is
the 1/2 mile advance for the MA 16 East and Ramp exits for MA 16
West:
The last new
overhead is the 1/2 mile advance for MA 9 West (the Exit 20 tab for
the previous 1 Mile Advance sign has not been fixed yet to properly
display Exit 20A/B)--
The project
was listed as 88% complete at the end of March, and is still set to
be completed this summer.
PREVIOUS
PHOTOS (Taken November 15, 2014)
One of the
overhead signs that has been installed since I last traveled
through, the one mile advance for MA 2A and the only remaining
service plaza on North I-95/128.
This is the
signage at the exit ramp, beyond it you can see a new overhead
gantry crossing the both sides of the highway, this replaces one
which had an old I-95 pull through sign with Peabody and NH-Maine as
the control cities.
The sign
gantry is only used for the signs along the C/D lanes northbound,
not for any signs on I-95 either north or southbound. The MA 2A West
exit sign in the distance had been replaced in 2013, see link,
below.
These signs
were placed earlier in the year for the MA 4/MA 225 exit, where I
turned around, as you can see from the mile marker, this should be
Exit 49 when under the future mile post number system.
This appears
to be the standard sign set up at on-ramps along this section of
I-95. A trailblazer for Route 128 and a ground mounted sign for
I-95, Providence, RI for South, Portsmouth, NH for North:
Here's a
closer look at the I-95 ramp sign:
Looking
at new signage southbound, there are new overheads at the MA 2 and
MA 2A exits, some harder to see due to the sun angle,
unfortunately:
While the
advance signs had been replaced earlier this year, these exit signs
are of more recent vintage. As are these at the MA 2A East ramp:
The next set
of advance signs for MA were also put up earlier in the project,
these were new, however:
The sign
gantry here also crosses both directions of the highway and includes
a 1 Mile advance for the next exit, Trapelo Road. The MA 2 East exit
sign has not been replaced.
The next new
overhead, is the 1/2 mile advance for Trapelo Road, the signage at
the exit ramp is similar to MA 2A (image updated 7/5/15):
In that the
gantry also has an advance sign for the next exit, here for Winter
Street/Totten Pond Road. The remaining Exit 27 signs were put up
earlier under the current sign contract, or the contract that
rebuilt the bridge over I-95 at the interchange. There were no new
signs to report until the US 20 exit (replaced by better photo from
5/9/15):
Here the US
20 exit sign is paired with a I-90/Mass Pike 2 Mile advance sign.
The previous sign is still up and can be seen on the bridge in the
distance. The
next new I-90 sign is paired again:
This time
with the MA 30 advance sign, this pairing continues until the
I-90/Mass Pike exit:
The next
assembly pairs MA 30 with the next set of exits for MA 16:
Plus throw in
signage for the only southbound service plaza as well. There is
another new set of MA 16 overheads as well:
The last new
sign southbound is the first advance for MA 9:
The Exit Tab
is supposed to read 'Exit 20 AB' according to a MassDOT sign
engineer, no word on when the sign will be revised. The project was
80% complete as of the end of first week in November. The contract
is supposed to be complete by this winter.
To see photos
taken earlier this year along I-95, visit this post on the Sure,
Why Not Blog.
Taken in
October 2013--
New
cantilever overhead was installed for the 1 Mile Advance sign on
I-95/128 North just after the MA 9 Exit.
Another new
overhead had appeared for the Grove St exit. The previous sign had
text for the MBTA Station, this is now on a separate auxiliary sign
installed between the sign above and that below. Will try to get
photo next time through.
Image of
second new overhead for Grove St, the new Mass Pike signage in the
distance, closer view below, and one of MassDOTs new 'Real Time
Traffic' VMS signs.
The new
overhead cantilever sign for the I-90 Mass Pike exit has a logo
instead of text for the Turnpike, a yellow Toll Road banner, but
like its predecessor sign, no mention of what Exit 23 is for,
Recreation Rd, nor an 'Exit Only' banner needed after MassDOT
reconfigured the interchange a couple months earlier.
While new
overheads have not been installed along the off-ramp for the Mass
Pike/MA 30 exit, new ground-mounted auxiliary signs for North I-95
have.
The last new
overhead exit sign northbound at this time was for the US 20 Exit in
Waltham, there also reconstructing the interchange along US 20 and
installing new signage as well with this ongoing project.
New signage
along I-95 South near the Mass Pike exit was limited to
ground-mounted auxiliary signage such as the above indicating you
can reach Worcester heading west along with Albany, NY.
If you're
curious, the next sign replacement project for I-95 is No. 608204,
which will upgrade the signs from the RI Border to current Exit 11
in Canton, this project is not set to start though until the Fall of
2018.
B. I-95
Add-A-Lane Project Canton to Needham (Photos Taken 2010-2018)
Taken along
the Dedham - Needham Stretch, between Exits 15 and 20, between 2014
and 2018
This MassDOT
diagram details the work completed in the Needham section and the
ramps referred to below:
MassDOT has stated on its Add-A
Lane Project Page that there are only punch list items left to
be completed and that it will no longer update the site after October
12, 2018. Therefore, the project is largely finished.
Completed
Project Photos Taken October 28, 2018:
All work
except for landscaping and a few punch list items remain to be
completed by the spring of 2019. All traffic lanes are open and in
their final configuration. Starting northbound:
Traffic about
to enter the final section of the Add-A-Lane Project work zone.
Signs indicating the former lane drop have been removed.
A new
post-interchange distance sign marks the final step in completion of
this section of I-95 North approaching Kendrick Street.
One of the
remaining punch list items is adding logos to these still blank blue
services signs prior to the Kendrick Street exit.
Four lanes of
traffic travel under VMS sign gantry, this sign has not been
activated yet.
Approaching
the Kendrick Street bridge. The Exit only arrow on the Highland
Avenue exit sign now points to an open lane.
With all
lanes of traffic open construction barrels and temporary signage has
been removed approaching Highland Avenue.
New right
lane parallels C/D ramp from Kendrick Street to Highland Avenue.
Both four
lanes of traffic and C/D lanes head under Highland Avenue Bridge.
View after
Highland Avenue prior to the merge from the northern C/D lanes.
The first of
2 new North I-95/Route 128 reassurance markers after the on-ramp for
Highland Avenue. All the new markers feature large 128 shields.
Between the
Highland Avenue on-ramp and the Route 9 East exit there is an
auxiliary travel lane that allows traffic just traveling between
those two points to not have to merge with through traffic.
Looking
downhill at the Route 9 interchange, though the auxiliary lane ends
at the exit ramp, given its presence on the previous sign, should
there be an Exit Only sign here too?
The completed
bridge over Route 9 and the completed westbound exit in Wellesley.
The second
I-95/Route 128 North reassurance marker near the northern end of the
Add-A-Lane Project limits after the Route 9 on-ramp.
The end of
the Add-A-Lane Project limits northbound, the North I-95 reassurance
marker is now an extra, and missing a 128 shield.
Turning
around in Wellesley:
The
completed sound wall parallels four lanes of I-95/Route 128 South
approaching the Route 9 interchange.
The now
completed exit ramp to Route 9 West, the 1-Mile Advance sign (see
photo below) still has only Exit 20, no A or B suffixes.
The 1-Mile
Advance sign for Highland Avenue precedes the completed 4-lane
bridge over Route 9.
For the first
time there is no longer a lane drop at the Route 9 East exit,
confirming that the Add-A-Lane Project is complete from Wellesley to
Randolph. (But notice there is an Exit Only tab here, though the
exit ramp lane only starts at the bridge. A holdover from when the
lanes went for 4 to 3?)
The first of
two new South I-95/Route 128 reassurance markers, again with the big
128 shield, after the Route 9 on-ramp just over the line in Needham
(no town line sign here, another to-do punch list item?)
The completed
noise wall parallels the new auxiliary lane between the Route 9
on-ramp and Highland Avenue/Kendrick Street exit in Needham.
The auxiliary
lane ends at the exit ramp to Highland Avenue and Kendrick Street,
an Exit Only tab is placed here on the right side of the overhead
sign.
Four lanes of
traffic head southbound paralleling Highland Avenue/Kendrick Street
C/D lanes.
Southbound
traffic using 4 lanes going under Highland Avenue bridge. The exit
ramp sign on Highland Avenue westbound seen on the right only uses
Dedham as the only control city, not Canton with Providence, RI as
with the signs on Route 9.
Completed
noise walls parallel the C/D ramp to Kendrick Street southbound
after the Highland Avenue bridge.
Approaching
the on-ramp from the Highland Avenue C/D lanes with Kendrick Street
bridge in distance.
Five lanes of
traffic now are open under the Kendrick Street bridge counting the
on-ramp from Highland Avenue.
Southbound
roadway with 4 open lanes approaching Kendrick Street on-ramp.
The last new
southbound reassurance marker, also with a large Route 128 shield.
The mile markers, like that in the distance, have not yet been
continued to the other completed sections of the Add-A-Lane Project.
Another punch list item?
Four lanes
of traffic passing the Real Time Traffic sign heading toward the
southern end of the Project limits.
Heading for
the last curve in the project just after the 1 Mile Advance overhead
for Great Plain Avenue.
New guardrail
and a structure housing solar power equipment mark the southern end
of the last work zone in the Add-A-Lane Project.
Prior Photos
Taken on September 16, 2018:
Work has
almost wrapped up along the I-95/128 mainline. Final friction course
paving has taken place and MassDOT says final lane striping is to
take place during the week of September 17. All travel lanes were
open, despite the still presence of right lane closed signs
northbound, on my drive through the work zone on September 16.
Starting at the beginning of the work zone northbound:
Barrels
blocking the new right lane had been moved back to the shoulder
allowing traffic to use it, if they want to, not many cars were
using it prior to Kendrick Street.
In addition
to the final paving and installation of lane reflectors in the
pavement, logos have been added to the service signs prior to the
Kendrick Street exit.
Construction
barrels moved to the side allowing traffic in 4 travel lanes prior
to on-ramp from Kendrick Street.
Orange
barrels are completely gone from northbound lanes just after the
Highland Avenue bridge.
Paving has
also been completed along the future auxiliary lane between Highland
Avenue and Route 9 but, though it may not appear so, access is
blocked off by construction barrels.
Barrels seen
here preventing use of the auxiliary lane, guardrail work in this
area has also been completed.
The open four
travel lanes continue to the end of the project work zone as traffic
can use the auxiliary lane to enter the Route 9 East ramp.
The final
photo northbound show paving has been completed on the Route 9
bridge at the northern end of the project work zone. Heading back
south:
This photo
shows the culmination of the long-time Add-A-Lane project, that
there is no more lane drop at the Route 9 East ramp heading south in
Wellesley.
The future
auxiliary lane from Route 9 to Highland Avenue is also blocked off
from traffic.
Traffic still
has to negotiate around the construction barrels to access the
Highland Avenue ramp, work on the guardrails and noise wall is
complete.
Construction
barrels here pushed to the shoulder barrier to allow for 4 lanes of
travel paralleling the C/D ramp from Highland Avenue.
View of the
open 4-lanes for traffic approaching the on-ramp from Highland
Avenue.
Temporary
lines painted beyond the Highland Avenue ramp merge still reflect
earlier traffic pattern of 3 lanes of traffic under the Kendrick
Street bridge, with traffic ignoring them and using the right lane.
Construction
barrels still on shoulder approaching on-ramp from Kendrick Street.
Four lanes of
traffic proceed towards the end of the Add-A-Lane Project work zone,
barrels along shoulder for use in final lane striping.
Four lanes of
traffic pass by now obsolete Authorized Breakdown Lane Travel Times
sign.
View from the
new fourth lane approaching the southern end of the last Add-A-Lane
Project work zone.
Previous
Photo taken on August 26, 2018: 
View looking
northbound after Highland Avenue at recently repaved section,
supposedly the second to last paving, with barrels blocking the
future right shoulder (this was not the case for the roadway prior
to Highland Avenue, where traffic could have used all the four
lanes.
Previous
Photos from July 27, 2018:
Things are
slowly moving toward completion along the entire project area
(officially the work won't wrap up until next Spring):
Another
pavement layer and traffic moved back left to occupy the original 3
lanes prior to Kendrick Street, some barrels in the right shoulder
suggest more work needed.
Work though
has been completed along the shoulder just prior to the Kendrick
Street off-ramp.
Some raised
casting work remains to be complete and are marked by construction
barrels at the Kendrick Street off-ramp.
Future right
lane now marked again as right shoulder at Highland Avenue exits
off-ramp, notice plate identifying cross street now on bridge.
Additional
raised castings identified by construction barrels at and just after
Kendrick Street on-ramp.
Some left
shoulder as well as right shoulder work remains just north of the
Highland Avenue bridge.
Lane striping
for the left shoulder ends at the on-ramp from Highland Avenue.
Right
shoulder work remains to be completed, along with left shoulder line
painting at top of hill heading toward the Route 9 exits.
With the
exception of the left shoulder line painting, the road looks
complete just prior to the Route 9 East exit.
Looks like
the bridge over Route 9 still needs at least one more pavement coat
at northern end of project. Heading onto Route 9...
Permanent
overhead signage has been placed at the new on-ramps to I-95/128.
This heading eastbound.
The I-95
left-hand ramp signage can be seen in the distance as I am exiting
onto the southbound ramp (backed up to work at the ramp merge).
Single lanes
from MA 9 West and East merge into 1 lane heading up the on-ramp.
Completed noise walls along the ramp can be seen in the distance.
More work is
needed at the ramp merge. Traffic from Route 9 is still separated
from I-95 South entering Needham, the noise walls though look
complete.
The current
alignment of the on-ramp gives you a close up view of the new rock
cut along the hill between Route 9 and Highland Avenue.
The noise
wall along what will be the two auxiliary lanes (the right most
still needing another layer of pavement) between Route 9 and
Highland Avenue appears to be complete.
Additional
shoulder work taking place alongside the barrier between I-95/128
South and the Highland Avenue/Kendrick Street C/D lanes.
Closeup of
the street and town name plate sign on the Kendrick Street bridge.
A new
distance sign has been put up using Dedham instead of Canton
(perhaps because that town is featured in the upcoming Real Time
distance sign 1/2 mile further south). Understand Providence since
its featured on pull through and on-ramp signage, but why also
Attleboro(ugh)? Due to the interchange with I-295?
The remaining
part of the work zone to the railroad bridge only appears to need
line painting, and perhaps another layer of pavement.
Previous
photos from June 21:
Some
significant progress to report after 3 weeks between Great Plain and
Highland Avenues:
The orange
warning sign at the start of the Project work zone has been changed
from indicating the right lane ends to advising traffic about a lane
shift ahead.
Traffic has
been shifted to use the new right fourth lane between the start of
construction and Kendrick Street, the left lane is now closed so
final work can be done in the median area. Also the first mile
marker in this direction (no new markers have been put up in the
completed areas of the Add-A-Lane Project work zone).
After
Highland Avenue work has been continuing this week to place new
pavement along the northbound lanes, as you can see there has been a
recent lane shift after the pavement was placed for the right 2
lanes.
New pavement
is missing from the left lane and shoulder between Highland Avenue
to just before the Route 9 East exit.
Work has been
completed in installing guardrail and placing the noise wall along
the northbound lanes prior to Route 9.
New pavement
not yet placed, work continues in the left median though work on the
bridge ahead appears largely complete (also notice the SUV on the
right using the yet to officially open right lane).
The only
construction barrels left are beyond the bridge and at the exit ramp
to Route 9 West. Turning around and heading south...
Work is still
proceeding approaching the Route 9 interchange, while the lane is
still marked as 'Exit Only' this is only true for the Route 9 east
ramp.
Work was
still proceeding along the westbound Route 9 off-ramp with posts for
guardrails being placed.
Still
temporary barriers and orange barrels in place southbound traveling
over the Route 9 bridge.
The noise
walls appear complete along the Route 9 on-ramp at the
Wellesley/Needham border. Work needed to pave this section of
highway, especially between the southbound lanes and the on-ramp.
Paving has
also started approaching Highland Avenue southbound, the change in
elevation between the newly paved and existing lanes makes changing
lanes difficult. There is nothing new to report between Highland
Avenue and the end of the project southbound.
Previous
Photos Taken on June 2, 2018:
Project is
wrapping up between Great Plain Avenue and Highland Avenue and is
getting closer between Highland and Route 9:
Final
pavement and lane markers are now in place south of Kendrick Street
on I-95/128 North. Hopefully, the new additional right lane will be
opened once the paving is completed to Highland Avenue.
The lane
markings are complete up to the Kendrick Street exit.
The shoulder
still needs paving beyond the Kendrick Street off-ramp.
The new lane
and shoulder still need final paving approaching the Kendrick Street
exit on-ramp, you also notice a new 2/10 mile marker, these are now
up, mostly, in the work zone in both directions, they have not been,
as of yet extended further south to the completed Add-A-Lane
Project area.
Further final
paving still required on the right approaching the Highland Avenue
bridge.
The view
beyond Highland Avenue showing completion of right shoulder barrier
and the addition of guardrail heading toward Route 9, noise wall
along southbound lanes is almost complete. Turning around...
The
reassurance marker that was where the noise wall now is has been
replaced further north approaching the Route 9 exit (the westbound
exit closed this weekend for repaving).
With the
temporary barrier separating Route 9 traffic from I-95/128 South,
vehicles can now access the east exit directly (work on completing
the westbound ramp is to have been completed by Sunday, June 3).
Also notice the near completed noise walls along the Route 9
on-ramp.
A closer look
at the completed noise wall and the new 2/10 mile marker along the
Route 9 on-ramp heading into Needham.
Final paving
is still underway beyond Highland Avenue.
The right
shoulder awaits final paving between Highland Avenue and Kendrick
Street.
The right
shoulder and on-ramp await final paving approaching Kendrick Street.
Also another new 2/10 mile marker.
Final paving
appears complete beyond the Kendrick Street bridge at Mile 35.
The completed
final pavement lanes continue past the Kendrick Street on-ramp.
Since there
are no formal lane markings on the new pavement, some traffic
entering southbound from Kendrick Street were using the unofficially
open new right lane (then tried to jump back into my lane when the
new pavement disappeared and the solid line reappeared marking the
lane as the shoulder, not a traffic lane).
Previous
Photos. Taken on April 20, 2018:
Some progress
to report, especially with the removal of most of the temporary
shoulder barriers heading northbound:
Barriers have
been removed most of the distance between the southern end of the
Project work zone and Kendrick Street:
Along the
newly open shoulders are blue service signs waiting to be filled in:
The shoulders
are without barriers almost to the Kendrick Street exit:
Views taken
along the ramp from Kendrick Street to I-95/128 North, previously
not photographed:
North of
Kendrick Street the concrete barriers along the future shoulder are
also gone, but they are replaced by orange barrels.
The view
beyond Highland Avenue shows barriers removed here also:
The barrier
removal continues north to the Highland Avenue on-ramp, though here
moved besides the permanent ramp barrier.
Meanwhile,
new lane construction continues along the southbound side next to
the future noise wall:
Noise walls
are near completion northbound approaching the Route 9 interchange:
Finally, a
look toward the Route 9 interchange with barrels replacing
barriers along the center median:
Earlier
Photos Taken on February 17, 2018:
Another drive
to check out I-90 signage, nothing new to report. Some progress to
report though on I-95. First northbound at Kendrick Street:
It appears
the guardrail work is complete prior to Kendrick Street, but that
there is still more shoulder work to be completed:
Nothing new
between Kenrick Street and Highland Avenue so picking up after
Highland Avenue Bridge:
Work is
continuing building the new northbound lane prior to the merge with
the Highland Avenue C/D ramp which will add an additional lane to
Route 9.
Both
temporary and permanent barriers separate Highland Avenue on-ramp
traffic from I-95/128 North prior to the merge ahead.
Future
permanent barrier pieces stacked on top of one another in future
right lanes between Highland Avenue and Route 9.
Work
continues on constructing noise barrier walls along both sides of
I-95/128 approaching Route 9.
Noise barrier
walls have been completed prior to the Route 9 East exit. The final
traffic configuration over Route 9 is starting to appear in the
distance.
Temporary
barrier still blocks off future left lane for I-95/128 South over
Route 9 in Wellesley.
Heading
Southbound:
The sound
wall is now almost completely up between Routes 16 and 9.
A few panels
still need to be placed by the 1/2 Mile sign for Route 9 West, but
its completed the rest of the way to the exit.
Still only
temporary signage in place for exit only ramp to Route 9.
Work is
proceeding to grade the area surrounding the new bridge and the
location of the former Route 9 West on-ramp.
Work is
proceeding south of the new bridge both on the new lanes and the
noise walls along the Route 9 on-ramp.
A concrete
culvert awaits placement in the future southbound lanes after
crossing the town line into Needham.
It appears
all the noise wall supports are in place between Route 9 and
Highland Avenue.
Guardrails
have now been placed along the future lanes toward the Highland
Avenue C/D lanes.
Roadwork is
largely complete after the Highland Avenue C/D lane off-ramp.
Construction equipment and remaining dirt piles are in place at site
of former Highland Avenue bridge.
Closeup view
of contractor office trailer and construction equipment at site of
old Highland Avenue bridge.
All the work
needed here prior to the Kendrick Street bridge is to remove the
temporary barrier and re-stripe the roadway for 4 lanes and a
shoulder.
Earlier
Photos Taken on January 15, 2018:
Took a drive
to check out new Mass. Pike Signage (see I-90
in Mass. Photo Gallery) which necessitated driving through the
Add-A-Lane Project work zone. Not much new to report northbound:
There is
still work to do to completed the new shoulders between Great Plain
Avenue and Kendrick Street. Heading back southbound though is more
interesting:
Noise wall
work continues approaching the Route 9 interchange which the text on
the right lane pavement hints at a new traffic configuration.
As the sign
says, traffic exiting must now use the right lane while southbound
through traffic stays to the left.
Three lanes
to the left of the exit ramp head toward the new southbound bridge
while work continues on the noise wall to the right.
View after
the exit ramp, notice the temporary Route 9 East exit sign has been
moved across the highway and the arrow switched in direction.
Crossing over
the new bridge, temporary barriers to the right separate the
mainline from the Route 9 exit ramp traffic.
Still on the
new bridge. Work continues in creating the new lanes beyond the East
Route 9 exit ramp.
Besides new
lane construction, noise wall installation continues along Route 9
on-ramp to I-95/128 South entering Needham.
Closeup view
of the southbound rock cut need to complete the 2 new lanes (1
mainline, 1 auxiliary) between Route 9 and Highland Avenue.
The noise
wall will accompany the new lanes from the top of the hill to
Highland Avenue.
New guardrail
is being installed along the future auxiliary lane as you are
heading toward the Highland Avenue/Kendrick Street exit.
The new
guardrail extends as far as the start of the C/D ramp for the
Highland Avenue exits.
Temporary
concrete barriers stand in front of the permanent taller structure
separating the C/D lanes from I-95/128 South traffic by Highland
Avenue.
Piles of dirt
and construction equipment remain between ramps to Highland Avenue
near site of former bridge.
Largely
completed section of I-95 South paralleling C/D ramp to Kendrick
Street with temporary concrete barrier in future shoulder area.
A look at the
C/D ramp signage from I-95 South prior to on-ramp from the Highland
Avenue exits.
I-95 traffic
just prior to on-ramp from C/D lanes, yellow sign on temporary
barrier warns drivers breakdown lane in use during rush hour
(practice to be stopped after project is completed).
Traffic
merging onto South I-95/128 from Highland Avenue exit C/D ramp just
prior to Kendrick Street bridge.
New guardrail
is also being placed along future right shoulder beyond Kendrick
Street.Work was to be completed by the end of 2017 but was delayed
by the winter weather.
The end of
the guardrail approaching the southern end of the Project work zone.
It will be interesting to see if all lanes south of Kendrick Street
are to be opened when shoulder work in both directions is completed.
Earlier
photos from December 3, 2017:
Took a drive
to check out the newly opened C/D ramp southbound to Kendrick Street
and the new Kendrick Street ramp to I-95/128 North:
First,
northbound approaching Kendrick Street, new guardrail has been
placed along the right shoulder from the start of the work zone
almost to the Kendrick Street ramp.
The remaining
new guardrail to Kendrick Street is to be put up the week of
December 4-8, according to MassDOT.
View of the
now open ramp from Kendrick Street, plan to drive it during the next
trip to Needham, temporary barriers in place in front of future
right shoulder.
A temporary
merging traffic advisory sign is place in the temporary barrier
prior to the new ramp entering I-95, saw no cars using the ramp.
Here's the
view from Kendrick St heading toward the new North ramp. Instead of
replacing the existing South I-95 sign with one having both
directions, they have installed a new I-95 North further to the
west.
A small I-95
North guide sign was added, without a destination, to the existing
I-95 South ramp overhead sign, and as can be seen in the distance...
The ramp sign
has both an I-95 and Route 128 shield. The contractor must consider
this to be a trailblazer type of sign since the FHWA has prohibited
MassDOT from placing 128 shields on guide signs.
Heading back
onto I-95/128 North:
Large dirt
mounds, and perhaps a permanent berm, no covered with grass, still
mark the Highland Avenue interchange area, temporary barrier still
in place despite permanent concrete barrier now complete along C/D
lanes.
Another look
at the new overhead signage for both I-95/128 North for Route 9 and
the C/D lane for Highland Avenue West, this time from the mainline.
Approaching
the new on-ramp from Highland Avenue on I-95 North, new ramp barrier
is in place, along with temporary barrier in future right shoulder
area.
Continued
construction can be seen in both future new lane areas, north and
southbound, including supports fora noise wall that continues
southbound from the Route 9 ramp.
Work
continues in building the right shoulder barrier walls heading
toward the Route 9 interchange.
Both shoulder
barrier and drainage work continues approaching the top of the hill
before the Route 9 interchange.
Work
continues just before the Route 9 East ramp on new noise walls south
of the excavated rock wall approaching Wellesley.
Heading back
south, and, unfortunately, into the low December sun:
Work
continues installing noise wall supports south of the Route16 exit
up to Route 9. The South I-95/128 reassurance marker that was behind
the wall posts has been (temporarily?) removed.
The wall
posts continue past the still existing traffic shift for Route 9
bridge construction.
The support
posts continue past the last warning sign about the upcoming lane
split.
A new
overhead gantry holds new signs for the Route 9 exit, temporary
signs also still standing (the 1-Mile advance sign for the exit
still incorrectly refers to it as Exit 20, with no added letters).
An attempt to
capture the new concrete deck on the future southbound bridge over
Route 9.
Work
continues along the right shoulder after the Route 9 bridges, along
with noise walls along the Route 9 on-ramp.
A new
overhead 1/2 mile advance sign has been placed at the merge of the
two traffic streams beyond the Route 9 on-ramp.
The new
off-ramp for the Southbound C/D lanes at Highland Avenue is still
marked with a temporary sign (and some confusion as noted by the
driver just ahead of me.
A view of the
previously placed C/D ramp signage for Highland Avenue from the ramp
itself.
The other
2-sign cantilever overhead signs on the C/D ramp, now with Kendrick
Street uncovered after the ramp was opened on December 1.
Proceeding
along the C/D ramp past the exit for Highland Avenue East, now Exit
19B.
The split of
the C/D ramp returning to I-95/128 South and the new Kendrick Street
off-ramp is marked by these overhead signs.
Taking the
newly opened off-ramp to Kendrick Street.
The off-ramp
ends in a traffic signal which allows vehicles to proceed back onto
the I-95 South on-ramp.
The guide
signs along Kendrick Street to the west of I-95 that only refer to
the I-95 South ramp because there is no access to the northbound
ramp in this direction.
There is a
South Route 128 trailblazer approaching the I-95 South ramp on
Kendrick Street heading east.
Entering
I-95/128 South from the Kendrick Street ramp, merge is easier now
with temporary barriers gone along the shoulder prior to the ramp.
Guardrail
work has not started along the shoulder south of Kendrick Street,
though drainage work may be complete.
The southern
end of the work zone looking similar to the last time through in
October.
Previous
Photos from October 28, 2017:
Another drive
northbound after part of the new C/D ramps between Kendrick Street
and Highland Avenue were opened:
With the
opening of the new ramp, the exit numbers have been changed with an
A added to the Kendrick Street sign and B and C applied to Highland
Avenue starting with the 1 Mile advance sign for new Exit 19A. This
is also true for the remainder of the advance signs:
Work
continues meanwhile on the right shoulder, separated by a temporary
barrier. The signage at Kendrick Street itself:
The new Exit
19A gore sign at the Kendrick Street ramp:
This portable
VMS warns drivers of the new, earlier Highland Avenue exit ramp.
Apparently, there was no publicity, except through entries on the
MassDOT website, to drivers and local businesses of the exit number
change:
A closer view
of the new Highland Avenue exit sign taken accessing the newly
opened ramp:
The view on
the new ramp with the Trip Advisor Headquarters building to the
right:
The overhead
signs for the Highland Avenue ramps as seen from the opened C/D
ramp:
The last
Highland Avenue exit sign and a newly placed Route 9 advance sign
prior to the bridge:
The new Exit
19 C gore sign:
Proceeding
along the C/D ramp back to I-95 North with concrete barrier
separating traffic from future breakdown lane:
Traffic from
both Highland Avenue ramps merges into one lane before entering
I-95/128:
About to
enter the mainline with the end of the temporary barrier to the
left:
Entering
I-95/128 through gap in temporary right-side barrier allows view of
progress building new lanes between Highland Avenue and Route 9:
Another view
of new Route 9 exit sign and construction progress in starting to
build right shoulder barrier between Highland Avenue and Route 9:
Meanwhile,
work on the new southbound sound walls continues on the other side
of the highway:
This is a new
advance sign for the Route 9 East exit that has appeared in the last
week next to new sound wall supports beyond the right shoulder:
These are the
last new overheads put up at the MA 9 West exit ramp. It appears if
all the new signage has now been placed northbound:
Earlier
Photos Taken on October 14, 2017:
Drove
northbound through the work zone and spotted several new overhead
signs:
New overhead
signs for Highland Avenue can be spotted across from C/D lanes from
Kendrick Street.
A closer view
of the signs. MassDOT has recently started the practice of placing 2
signs on one cantilever gantry. The signs still have the A and B
suffixes that will be changed when the entire ramp system from
Kendrick Street to Highland Avenue is opened.
One of the
steel girders for the westbound Highland Avenue bridge is being
stored temporarily in the future C/D lane between Highland Avenue
exit ramps.
Permanent
concrete barriers are being placed to separate the I-95 North
through traffic from that heading for Highland Avenue West prior to
the eastbound bridge.
View of
construction progress after Highland Avenue with new southbound and
a new northbound sign being seen in the distance.
The new sign
for MA 9 East is getting closer, while continued work on the noise
walls along the southbound lanes continues.
A closeup
view of the new sign on the other side of the barrier where workers
are separated from traffic as the new lanes are being built.
The last set
of new overheads are prior to the Route 9 East off-ramp. Support
posts for future signs at the West off-ramp can be seen in the
distance. I presume there will be auxiliary signs for Newton and
Wellesley not listed on the overheads.
Previous
photos taken on September 17, 2017:
Mostly
related to new overhead signage placed in early September. First
northbound:
New signs
have now been placed on the existing northbound gantries for the
Highland Avenue exits, the 1 1/2 miles refers to the current ramp
for the eastbound exit.
The second
new sign, notice the distance only reduces 1/4 mile for Highland
Avenue while it reduced 1/2 mile for Kendrick Street. I'm assuming
this is for the final exit ramp for both currently separate Highland
Avenue exits which will be reached through a C/D ramp prior to the
existing exits. Also the A and B suffixes will be changed when work
is completed so Kendrick Street will be Exit 19A and the Highland
Avenue exits will be Exits 19B and C.
The new
overhead for Highland Avenue at the Kendrick Street ramp reads 3/4
mile, continuing the distance from the second advance sign.
The final new
sign for Highland Avenue, prior to the Kendrick Street bridge, will
be at the future single Highland Avenue exit ramp, MassDOT didn't
temporarily place distances on it since due to the current 2
different exit ramp set-up.
Approaching
the current Highland Avenue East ramp, the sign indicating permitted
breakdown lane use now placed beyond permanent barrier that will
separate I-95/Route 128 North traffic from those entering on ramp
from Kendrick Street. Sign will no longer be necessary can be
removed when fourth lane is opened. The permanent Exit 19 (B) gore
sign can also be seen behind the current Exit 19A sign.
The permanent
Exit 19 (C) gore sign can be seen behind the current Exit 19B sign
at the current ramp to Highland Avenue West beyond site of future
westbound bridge.
Work
continues on building the additional lanes beyond Highland Avenue
heading toward the Route 9 exit.
Heading
toward Route 9 exit at former lane-split, work is proceeding on
supports for noise walls along both directions of the highway.
Heading down
toward Route 9 and Wellesley work is proceeding on completing the
bridges seen in the distance.
Traveling
over the new bridge over Route 9, the sign indicating the end of
authorized breakdown is tacked below the temporary Route 9 West
sign.
Heading back
Southbound:
The view
traveling on the through lanes of the split traffic pattern prior to
the Route 9 exit, equipment being used to build the new southbound
bridge to the right.
Beyond the
Route 9 bridge, work is proceeding to grade the new right lane prior
to the merge at the end of the lane-split heading toward Highland
Avenue.
New overhead
sign for Highland Avenue has been placed. The bottom is covered over
since it refers to Kendrick Street, the blank space in the exit tab
is for a Future C, which will be for the Highland Avenue West ramp,
currently Exit 19B.
Overhead
signage has also been placed along future C/D ramp from I-95 / Route
128 South for Highland Avenue, including a future Exit 19 (C) gore
sign.
A temporary
sign directs I-95 South traffic to the current Highland Avenue East
off-ramp at site of current on-ramp from Highland Avenue West.
Covered over sign is for Kendrick Street.
Current Exit
19A ramp gore sign in front of future Exit 19(B) sign for Highland
Avenue East exit in Needham.
The noise
wall has neared completion between Highland Avenue and Kendrick
Street along the future off-ramp.
A temporary
barrier has been moved over the future right shoulder to complete
drainage work along the stretch between Kendrick Street and the end
of the work zone.
Work
continues to replace the construction barrels with concrete barriers
for shoulder work at the southern end of the Project work zone.
Earlier
photos taken on August 27, 2017:
Taken in both
directions, first northbound:
At the start
of the work zone. The big news is that the new left lane is now
open, there are still 3 lanes open however, since work has moved to
the right shoulder.
Another view
approaching Kendrick Street, work on the right is proceeding behind
a barrier.
Drainage
culverts and pipes await installation along the right shoulder
approaching the Kendrick Street exit ramp.
There is no
longer a traffic shift to the left approaching the Kendrick Street
bridge, the future fourth lane serves as the temporary shoulder
almost to Highland Avenue.
Heading
underneath the Kendrick Street bridge with construction equipment
grading the future right shoulder behind the concrete barrier.
Final work is
also proceeding on the future C/D lanes between Kendrick Street and
Highland Avenue, though work has finished on the new left lane.
Approaching
Highland Avenue, sign in future C/D lanes reminds drivers shoulder
travel is permitted during rush hours morning and evening.
The current
traffic alignment creates a rather sharp curve needed to get beyond
the temporary barrier and access the ramp to Highland Avenue East.
Beyond the
ramp work is proceeding in grading the lanes toward the ramp to
Highland Avenue West.
Again,
traffic has to take a sharp turn to access the exit ramp with the
traffic alignment now using the new left lane, while also avoiding
traffic entering from behind the temporary barrier.
North of
Highland Avenue, grading work continues along the new lanes (I-95
mainline and traffic from Highland Avenue) beyond the barrier to the
right.
The permanent
median barrier looms over traffic in the left and middle lanes
following Highland Avenue.
Work
continues along right shoulder to add new lane between Highland
Avenue and Route 9 (along with noise wall construction on opposite
side).
The
northbound lane split for Route 9 bridge construction has been taken
down at the top of the hill after Highland Avenue.
View down the
hill toward the Route 9 interchange shows absence of split traffic
pattern, seen now in southbound lanes (see photos below).
View at the
northern end of the Add-A-Lane Project work zone with traffic using
the new bridge over Route 9, future fourth lane behind barrier at
left.
Turning
around and heading Southbound:
Noise wall
support installation still proceeding prior to official Add-A-Lane
Project work zone.
A temporary
guide sign among the support beams alerts I-95 South drivers to the
new lane configuration at the Route 9 exit.
Entering the
traffic split (I should have stayed to the left where the lanes
flowed much better with no off and on-ramp traffic).
The temporary
Route 9 East traffic sign that was in the center median was moved
and is now is between the separated lanes of southbound traffic
prior to new bridge construction.
Being in the
right-side lanes does afford you a good look at construction of the
new bridge for southbound lanes over Route 9.
As before the
split, the right lane for MA 9 is exit only with the left lane for
through traffic in the split-lane configuration.
And, as
before, this means drivers trying to sneak around backed-up through
traffic by cutting back from the exit-only lane when it ends prior
to the Route 9 on-ramp.
A closer look
at the noise wall support posts being installed along the Route 9
on-ramp beyond the merging traffic ahead of the end of the
lane-split.
Prior to the
end of the lane-split there is a portable VMS alerting drivers to
the new location of Exit 19A for Highland Avenue West.
There is
another VMS in the right lane in the construction area for the two
new lanes to be built between Route 9 and Highland Avenue.
The noise
wall supports continue along southbound toward the new ramp to
Highland Avenue West.
A temporary
exit sign before the new Highland Avenue exit ramp which does not
require quite as sharp a turn as northbound.
The former
Exit 19A ramp area now hosts construction equipment and more
concrete barriers to be placed along future CD lanes paralleling the
southbound lanes.
Temporary and
permanent concrete barriers in place for future C/D lanes at site of
future bridge and under current Highland Avenue bridge.
View south of
the Highland Avenue bridge showing progress in building future C/D
lanes and noise barrier walls.
Noise wall
near completion paralleling future ramp to Kendrick Street and
temporary barrier ahead of Highland Ave on-ramp.
Work is
proceeding to grade to pave and complete grading of the future
on-ramp lane from Highland Avenue approaching the Kendrick Street
bridge.
Paving and
temporary lane striping for the future fourth lane on the right, now
serving as the shoulder/breakdown lane prior to the Kendrick Street
on-ramp.
What appears
to be the final paving of the southbound lanes south of Kendrick
Street with fourth lane serving as shoulder and barrels blocking off
future work along the permanent right shoulder.
Former
concrete barriers await removal along completed stretch south of
Kendrick Street with new lane serving as temporary shoulder.
Some shoulder
work remains to be completed approaching southern end of
construction zone by Real Time Traffic sign.
Orange
barrels block off future right shoulder from traffic at southern end
of project work zone approaching Great Plain Avenue.
Earlier
Photos from July 8 and 9, 2017:
Traveling
northbound:
Nothing new
to report up to Kendrick Street. The road surface has been repaved
prior to the Highland Avenue exits while work has been completed
putting up guardrails along the future ramps between Kendrick Street
and Highland.
Completed
guardrail and future Kendrick St ramp behind temporary barrier
approaching Highland Avenue East exit in Needham.
The newly
paved lanes lead under the new (future westbound) Highland Avenue
bridge.
Work
continues on adding new lanes along the right of I-95 North just
after the Highland Avenue bridge.
Looking to
the southbound lanes, supports are now being added beyond the new
lane being constructed for a sound barrier wall between Route 9 and
Highland Avenue.
Work
continues to clear a path for the new lane heading up the hill
toward the Route 9 interchange after Highland Avenue.
Heading down
the hill into Wellesley and the Route 9 interchange, work largely
has been completed northbound prior to the bridges, though more
median work remains to be completed.
Work
continues on completing the bridge over Route 9 while I-95/128
traffic is still split until after the westbound bridge.
Construction
equipment parked in the median by the Route 9 bridges at the
northern end of the Add-A-Lane Project work zone.
Heading back
southbound (no rain this time):
Prior to the
actual Project work zone they are adding noise barrier walls along
the south of I-95/Route 128. Looks like there going to have to move
the existing reassurance marker.
A better look
at the median construction work can be seen entering the work zone
southbound before Route 9.
Another look
at the sound wall support posts going up starting along the Route 9
on-ramp and continuing southbound into Needham.
Concrete
barrier to the right separates I-95/128 traffic from new lane and
noise wall construction heading down hill toward Highland Avenue.
Installation
of wall supports ends just prior to Highland Avenue west off-ramp.
Large dirt piles remain at location of Highland Avenue bridge
construction.
Construction
equipment can be seen along future lanes on either side of the
highway before Highland Avenue.
Cement
culverts, construction equipment and dirt piles remain between the
new Highland Avenue bridge and the ramps to and from I-95/Route 128
in Needham.
View from
under the Highland Avenue bridge prior to the eastbound exit and
entering the new southbound I-95/128 lanes.
Traveling on
the recently shifted southbound lanes between Highland Avenue and
Kendrick Street, the old right side of the highway will now be used
for the C/D lanes between the two streets.
Wall panels
are now being installed for the sound barrier walls between Highland
Avenue and Kendrick Street while traffic has been shifted over to
the new lanes.
The berm in
the median has now grown over with vegetation while work continues
to the right on the new lane prior to Kendrick Street.
Southbound
traffic slowly shifting off of new lanes prior to going under the
Kendrick Street bridge.
Traffic still
enters from the new Kendrick Street off-ramp behind a temporary work
barrier, limit the sight distance while entering I-95 South.
Paving work
and work along right shoulder remains to be completed between
Kendrick Street and the southern end of the Add-A-Lane Project work
zone.
Previous
Photos from June 4, 2017:
Traveling
northbound:
At the start
of the work zone, the median barrier is complete and the new
left-most lane has been paved.
Barrels
separate the new paved lane from the rest of the northbound roadway
approaching the Kendrick Street interchange.
Pre-existing
services sign for Highland Avenue prior to new Kendrick Street
interchange and paved new left-most lane and permanent median
barrier.
View from
under the Kendrick Street bridge of nearly completed ramp from
Kendrick Street.
New guardrail
construction for the ramp from Kendrick Street to Highland Avenue
can be seen beyond the temporary right-side barrier.
The guardrail
installation appears complete approaching the current Highland
Avenue East ramp.
View
approaching new Highland Avenue bridge, work proceeding on second
span beyond.
View from
future location of westbound bridge showing progress in building
auxiliary lanes between Highland Avenue and Route 9.
Traffic in
both directions is separated by permanent concrete barrier with
construction work proceeding along the outside lanes.
Work has
started in putting up noise barrier walls along both sides of the
highway approaching the Route 9 interchange.
Looking down
toward the Route 9 interchange in Wellesley showing barrier
construction and work in what will become the center median.
Work is
continuing on completing the permanent bridges over Route 9 at the
northern end of the project work zone.
Paving has
been completed on the future northbound lanes over Route 9, and on
the median barrier. Unfortunately, it was raining when I returned
the other direction and I was unable to take and photos.
Previous
photos from April 17, 2017:
Traveling
southbound on Patriot's Day afternoon:
Heading
across the Route 9 bridge showing a cluster of temporary signage
around the exit ramp and the lane drop.
Work has been
proceeding in clearing room for the future lanes from Route 9 to
Highland Avenue including another rock cut along the southbound
lanes.
A closer view
of the project work after the Route 9 on-ramp where you now have a
clear view of a house and retaining wall by the southbound lanes
(now an ideal residence for a traffic reporter?).
Looking down
the hill toward Highland Avenue with work proceeding on the new
right lanes behind the temporary retaining wall.
Continuing
down the hill, you can see the work being done around Highland
Avenue on the northbound side preparing the westbound bridge over
I-95/128.
A closer look
at the northbound work, since southbound is being blocked by this
poorly timed passing truck.
Better view
of southbound construction. To the right, work is now proceeding in
removing the base of the former railroad bridge to make room for the
two new lanes that will be built between Route 9 and Highland
Avenue.
The Highland
Avenue interchange area southbound has become a storage place for
completed structures awaiting installation and several dirt piles.
While little
progress has been made in completing the sound barrier walls to the
right, work is proceeding on grading the future lanes in the current
median to the left. I-95 South thru traffic will be moved to the
left so auxiliary lanes can be built on part of the current lanes to
carry traffic between Highland Avenue and Kendrick Street.
Another view
of median work further south along with the building of a berm in
the median just north of the Kendrick Street bridge.
Speaking of
the Kendrick Street bridge, this area is largely complete save for
completing the median work and removing the temporary barrier to the
left and repaving and re-striping the southbound lanes.
Just south of
the bridge, the work appears to be mostly complete on the median
barrier and the new lane has been paved, this would leave only the
remaining lanes to be paved to complete the project between Kendrick
Street and Great Plain Avenue.
Further south
near the northbound overhead sign for Kendrick Street, showing the
same condition of completeness.
Same story at
the southern end of the project, however, the new left lane has not
been paved at this location.
Previous
photos, taken on January 23, 2017:
On and off
snow showers prevented a lot of photo being taken, but some progress
can be seen in the amount of construction debris near Highland
Avenue:
The view also
included some local wildlife. Work has started in earnest on
creating the new lanes between Highland Avenue and Route 9.
Work is
closer to Highland Ave heading north and toward the top of the hill
heading south, which includes these crane structures:
The permanent
median barrier is now in use separating the north and southbound
traffic. The gore sign at the MA 9 exit is also a permanent one
(though maybe not a permanent number):
Heading back
south, they have begun storing the future bridge deck beams for the
westbound span of the Highland Avenue bridge in the center median
near the southbound lanes:
The beams
continue toward the Kendrick Street bridge:
Earlier
Photos taken on January 1, 2017 in Needham and Wellesley:
Progress has
been made since October in installing the center median barrier and
preparing the area for the additional lane at the southern end of
the southern end of the project:
Most of the
barrier has been constructed south of Kendrick Street with an
exception where a new overhead sign support is being installed prior
to the Kendrick Street exit:
A photo taken
at the Kendrick Street interchange shows little change, with most of
the work already completed:
Here's a view
of the nearly completed Kendrick Street on-ramp which has been paved
but cannot be seen in this photo:
A closer view
of the future merge area between the Kendrick St. off-ramp and
I-95/128 North showing guardrail has been installed on the
future C/D
lanes between Kendrick St. and Highland Ave.:
The view
looking toward the Highland Ave. bridge is a little different now
that the older bridge has been removed and more of the site area
cleared, the new I-95 North exit sign seen to the right has a
destination of Waltham:
There has
also been progress creating the new center median barrier between
Highland Ave. and Route 9, allowing the start of moving northbound
traffic to the left so that the extra right lane can be built:
A view higher
up the hill where work has finished blasting away rock for the space
needed for the extra lanes:
While traffic
is still split before the Route 9 exit, the right side now uses the
completed part of the new northbound bridge:
A closer look
at the bridge crossing:
Turning
around here's what the view looks like entering the Add-A-Lane
construction zone from the north:
The view from
the top of the hill back towards Highland Ave showing the permanent
median barrier right next to the traffic lanes that have moved to
the left to allow for the construction of additional lanes to the
right:
A view closer
to the new Highland Ave bridge, now with the old bridge out of the
way:
A view from
closer to the new bridge showing the temporary exit signs for
Highland Ave. (sorry about the glare):
A view from
under the bridge of the relocated exit ramp to Highland Ave. East
need to connect with the new bridge:
Progress is
being made in the wide center median area to prepare for the extra
lanes for I-95/128 South:
They have
finished installing supports for the noise barrier walls, but not
the walls themselves toward Kendrick St., work on the ramp is
proceeding:
View of the
northbound ramp from Kendrick Street across the way:
Finally, a
look at the progress in the median between Kendrick St. and the end
of the construction zone heading south again showing he gap in the
permanent barrier for overhead sign support installation:
Previous
Photos taken on October 30, 2016, Needham - Wellesley Section
Not too much
change is obvious from the previous photos taken northbound before
Kendrick Street:
Here's a
closer view of the odd looking gore sign resulting from a temporary
removal of the planned A suffix, the temporary lane shift before the
bridge is still in effect, the permanent center median is finished
in this area:
More progress
can be seen for the future Kendrick Street flyover ramp to I-95
North, the ramp is now paved, not seen in the photo:
Close look at
temporary exit sign for the first Highland Avenue exit:
This is the
last photo to be taken of the old Highland Avenue Bridge over
I-95/128 North, it is to be demolished the weekend of November 5-6
with traffic detoured off at the exit ramps:
New temporary
signage has been put up for new traffic configuration for the Route
9 exits, another split of traffic lanes to go with the first:
This photo
approaching the Route 9 exit also shows progress in cutting back the
rock face for the new exit lanes:
The exiting
traffic is using the new northbound bridge that will be open to all
traffic in mid-November:
Heading back
southbound,view from the top of the hill heading toward Highland
Avenue, most of the permanent median barrier is in place:
The new
median barrier ends before Highland Avenue and what remains of the
old Highland Avenue bridge awaits final demolition on November 5 and
6:
Here's a
closer look of what remains of the bridge over southbound I-95/128:
Beyond the
bridge, work is continuing on the future access roads and noise
barriers between Highland Avenue and Kendrick Street:
Little new to
report south of Kendrick Street on constructing the new lane and
median barrier:
Previous
Photos Taken on August 21, 2016 (Needham Section)
MassDOT
opened the on-ramps to the newly completed Kendrick Street bridge on
August 19, 2016. This included placing new overhead signage for the
exit on I-95 North. Here is the 1-Mile Advance sign:
As you can
see, there is space next to the 19. Originally, the exit was,
according to the MassDOT project page, to be Exit 19A, however the A
was removed from the signs (including the gore sign which was placed
earlier in the week as 19A) just prior to the signs being put up. A
similar sign is at the 1/2 mile advance point:
As here is
the signage at the ramp, notice the gore sign in the distance with
the numbers on the far to account for then now missing A:
If these
exits receive new milepost based numbers, MassDOT will have to
decide whether it should be given the number 35A, the exit is at
milepost 35.1, or fudge the number and make it 34. If it's 35A then
the next two Highland Avenue exits would be 35B and 35C. The problem
is that there will be no direct ramp to Kendrick Street southbound
and so drivers would see 35C and B, but no A which could be
confusing. If MassDOT made the numbers 35B and A southbound, then
the same exit ramp would have two different numbers, which could be
confusing as well. MassDOT indicates that the rest of the ramp
system will not open until the fall of 2018. Here's the completed
ramp to Kendrick St.:
While here's
what progress has been made on the new on-ramp from Kendrick Street
to I-95 North:
Here's a
couple views of ramp construction taken from a street paralleling
I-95 North between Kendrick St. and Highland Ave., showing some of
the on-ramp structure has been completed:
Here's a
closer look from the entrance to the Coca Cola Bottling Plant
bordering Kendrick Street:
The new
Kendrick Street bridge was officially completed on Friday 8/19/16
with two lanes heading east and one south, with a signalized left
turn for the new I-95 South ramp. Here's the mew small I-95 guide
sign at the beginning of the bridge:
Traffic
taking the ramp from I-95 North can only go right at the end of the
ramp. This is the permanent condition, according to MassDOT
documents, the overhead guide sign in the distance also only refers
to Canton as a destination, or control city:
As you can
see, bicyclists are already taking advantage of the new bike lane.
The signage at the ramp is the standard Mass. guide or paddle sign,
also just referring to Canton:
Here's the
view from the on-ramp heading toward I-95/Route 128 South:
It will be
interesting to see how drivers get used to the new ramp, especially
at rush hours when the breakdown lane is in use. Concrete barriers,
seen in the distance, line the right side of I-95 just up to where
the ramp enters the highway, possibly restricting the view of cars
entering from the ramp. Work has also been proceeding on the new
Highland Ave. bridge over I-95. Here's the view northbound:
The exit
ramps are being reconfigured to meet the new bridge. Here is the
southbound ramp to eastbound Highland Avenue (Exit 19A):
Noise
barriers are not only being built along I-95 as seen above, but also
along the ramps heading to and from Highland Ave.:
Here's the
view of the new bridge, looking close to completion, over I-95/Route
128, from the end of the southbound exit ramp:
Between
Highland Avenue and Route 9, some progress can be seen in the
placement of a permanent median barrier:
And work is
wrapping up on excavating rock for the new northbound lanes near the
MA 9 exit:
Work is also
proceeding on the new bridge northbound over Route 9:
Here's a
closer view of the new bridge under construction:
Previous
Photos Taken on June 12, 2016 (Needham Section)
Heading
northbound from Dedham, little progress can be seen along the median
between Great Plain Avenue and the Highland Avenue Area, either at
the start of the work zone:
or further
toward the Highland Ave. Exit:
Work on the
off-ramp connecting to the Kendrick Street future on-ramp area can
be seen beyond the blue services sign:
Work has
proceeded greatly in creating the retaining walls for the future on
and off-ramps from Kendrick Street:
Here's a
closer view of the northbound off-ramp that will also serve drivers
to Highland Avenue East and southbound on-ramp from Kendrick Street,
with completed permanent center median barrier:
Here's the
completed support work for the future on-ramp to I-95/128 North from
Kendrick Street:
Work is still
proceeding on the new Highland Avenue bridges and clearing for the
new ramp system from I-95/128 North:
Following the
Highland Ave. bridge, work is starting on extending the new median
barrier between Highland Ave. and the MA 9 exits:
A closer view
of the median barrier in place starting at the bottom of the hill
(lane split prior to MA 9 bridge still in place):
Work has
started in clearing away the rocks that stand in the way of the new
fourth lane approaching Route 9:
Looking at
work surrounding the MA 9 interchange. The additional fourth lane
now begins right after the MA 9 East off-ramp, within the
construction zone:
Heading back
south, here's the approach to the MA 9 interchange showing new rock
cut along northbound lanes:
View looking
toward Highland Avenue from the top of the hill, showing work on
constructing permanent median barrier:
View of still
existing old Highland Avenue westbound bridge over I-95:
After the
Highland Avenue bridge, little additional work on noise barrier
walls between Highland Ave and Kendrick St, or median construction:
Approaching
the Kendrick St. bridge,showing progress in building the future
on-ramps:
Here's a
closer look at the retaining walls north of Kendrick Street along
I-95 South (across median from I-95 northbound lanes):
Progress can
be seen in the future on-ramp retaining wall south of the bridge:
Here's a
close view of the work on the ramp itself to I-95 South:
Finally, a
look at lack of median work between Kendrick St. and the southern
end of the work zone:
Previous
Photos: April 24, 2016 (Dedham Section):
Some of the
recently placed signage at the exit ramps within the work zone. The
Route 109 off-ramps have an additional I-95 ground mounted
trailblazer sign, in addition to the auxiliary signs for Route 128.
This is on West 109:
Heading east
on Route 109 there is an unusual, for recent installations,
combination I-95/128 South auxiliary trailblazer:
As can be
seen in the distance, there is another ground-mounted I-95 North
guide sign, along with the typical overhead sign, in the distance,
and now close up:
The back of
the westbound version can also be seen on the left. Moving to the
Great Plain Avenue exit, there are several large Route 128
trailblazers that tend to overwhelm the standard I-95 South green
guide (paddle) signs. Here's the signage at the northbound on-ramp:
It doesn't
help that the guide sign is partially obscured by other signage.
Here's the signage heading the other way into Needham:
Here the
Route 128 sign is before the I-95 one, unlike in most other places.
Here's a closer look at the I-95 sign with Canton as the local
destination:
Lastly, back
along I-95 there is an unusual, for recent installations, set of
reassurance markers for I-95 and Route 128 South that are posted
after crossing the Charles River bridge into Dedham:
These are on
separate posts, unlike all the other new reassurance markers put up
along this completed Add-A-Lane project section.
Previous
Photos Taken on April 2, 2016 (Needham Section):
Views of
construction progress heading south. The first shot is at the top of
the hill looking toward Highland Ave. showing progress in re-doing
the median:
Some progress
has been made in installing the permanent median barrier between the
bridge above and Highland Avenue:
Here's the
view at the bottom of the hill:
Work appears
to have slowed at the Highland Ave. bridge itself:
Here are new
views of the noise barrier supports going up between Highland Ave.
and Kendrick Street:
They continue
on toward Kendrick Street:
The noise
barrier will parallel the new off-ramp to Kendrick Street:
Here's a
closer look of the completed Kendrick Street bridge:
Work is
continuing to place the support wall along the future Kendrick
Street on-ramp to I-95/128 South:
No real
progress to be seen in median construction between Kendrick Street
and the completed section in Dedham:
Previous
Photos from Feb. 27, 2016:
A. Dedham
Section: Photo of the one North I-95/MA 128 reassurance marker
previously not taken on the January trip:
B. Needham
Section: Not much progress to report on the median work at the
southern end of the project in late February:
The last part
of the old Kendrick Street bridge has been taken down:
Progress has
also been made in completing the new Kendrick Street on-ramp beyond
the bridge:
Work on the
exterior appears to be nearing completion at the far end of the
future on-ramp:
There's also
been progress in building the permanent median barrier between the
MA 9 and Highland Avenue exits:
But not much
new to report at the northern end of the project approaching MA 9:
Photos Taken
on January 9, 2016:
A. Dedham
Section: Work seems almost completed (with the exception of one
support pole awaiting a new exit sign for US 1). Most orange barrels
have been removed and new I-95/128 trailblazers installed.
Here's one of
the two new trailblazers northbound, just after the Great Plain
Avenue exit. The
new fourth lane starts southbound just after the Railroad bridge
before the Great Plain Avenue exit:
The back of
the trailblazer in the first photo can be seen on the left. Here's
the view crossing the new four-lane Charles River bridge:
An 'Exit
Only' tab has been added to the first MA 135 exit sign after the
bridge. Here's a view (through a messy windshield) of the new South
I-95/MA 128 trailblazer after the MA 135 exit in Dedham:
The re-opened
'Truck Turnout' is ahead. Here is a view of the opened 4-lanes prior
the MA 109 exit:
The new
bridge was finally completed in December, as shown by this closeup
photo:
The last new
trailblazer follows the MA 109 East on-ramp (there's also a new one
after the exit northbound, not pictured):
B. Needham
Section: Work has progressed on building the new center median, the
new bridges over I-95 and the new interchange at Kendrick Street
A view of the
progress in median construction at the start of the construction
zone on I-95/128 North:
Work has not
started here on placing the permanent concrete median. As the signs
say, there's a lane shift approaching the Kendrick Street bridge,
before the Highland Avenue exit:
This is to
allow protection for workers building the new on-ramp at Kendrick
Street. Here's a closeup of the old bridge being dismantled:
On the other
side work is progressing in building the new on-ramp from Kendrick
Street with the steel supports for the roadway now in place:
They are also
making progress with the new Highland Avenue bridge at the exit
itself:
Work has
commenced in placing a new center median north of the Highland
Avenue exit:
Installation
of the permanent concrete barrier has begun near the beginning of
the hill, as seen in this closer view:
As the signs
indicate, there's now a split in the northbound roadway approaching
the MA 9 exit, due to reconstruction of the I-95 bridge. There are
two lanes to the right and one along the old median to the left:
New temporary
ground-mounted signs have taken the place of the overhead signs for
this exit:
Heading back
south, here's the view from the top of the hill after entering
Needham following the MA 9 exit:
This is where
the permanent median barrier begins at this time. A view of the end
of the new barrier approaching the Highland Avenue exit:
And a look
from the north of the bridge construction at Highland Avenue:
The new
bridge is going up behind the old one, as are, as can be seen in the
distance, noise barrier walls:
The barrier
will parallel the old off-ramp from Highland Avenue and the new ramp
to Kendrick Street:
A closer look
at the new Kendrick Street bridge and supporting structure for the
future ramp:
The concrete
structure continues on the other side of the bridge tracing the path
of the future on-ramp:
There's also
a lane shift in this location matching that on the northbound side.
A view of the median work being done after the Highland Avenue exit:
The permanent
barrier is in place in this location, but not toward the end of the
construction zone approaching Great Plain Avenue:
Previous
Photos, Taken 10/22/15
A. Dedham
Section: All lanes are now open northbound, work continues
southbound but traffic is taking advantage of the cleared fourth
lane.
Several
views of the open lanes heading northbound in Dedham:
The final
lane striping is all that is needed, and removing barrels from the
breakdown lane. Here's the view at MA 135:
They still
haven't gotten to removing the covering on the hidden Exit Only tab
for the Great Plain Ave. exit:
Turning
around, the start of the new four-lane section starts just before
the railroad bridge as you enter Dedham on I-95/128 South:
Meanwhile,
near Route 109 traffic is using the new fourth lane, even if its
officially not open:
B. Needham
Section-Work continues on the bridge and medians. Here's the start
of the newly installed permanent center concrete median barrier just
beyond Kendrick Street.
The median
barrier extends for about 3/4 of a mile more toward Great Plain
Avenue:
Previous
Photos,Taken on October 1, 2015:
A. Dedham
Section: Work here is almost complete. Northbound they are putting
on the final layers of asphalt:
The lanes are
marked with temporary markers which do not distinguish between the
open lanes and the future, now breakdown lane, this leads to some
vehicles, such as the truck above, to use the lane outside the
morning and afternoon allowed time period (and even in a section not
completely tarred which has the breakdown lane marked).
A similar
scene northbound at the start of the near completed section north of
Great Plain Avenue:
While there
are no cars in the future fourth lane here, this changed as traffic
backed up by the MA 135 exit and many cars used it to get around
slow left and middle lane traffic.
It appears
work is almost complete on the southbound MA 109 bridge (above),
once finished they'll be able to open the fourth lane southbound.
B. Newton
Section
Work is
proceeding in this section. Here's the scene approaching the
Kendrick Street Bridge northbound:
Not much
progress can be scene from the highway when compared to the previous
photo taken in July, much of the work is apparently on the bridge
itself. Progress can be seen though regarding the supports being
constructed for the future ramp from Kendrick Street:
There is also
progress to report on building the new Highland Avenue bridge:
A crane is
installing the decking for the new bridge behind the current one.
The biggest
change to report is at the north end of the project where the MA 9
interchange has been 'temporarily' reconfigured. The right-hand
cloverleaf ramps from East MA 9 to I-95 North and West MA 9 to I-95
South have been closed. Traffic now has to make a left turn and use
the preexisting ramps on the other side to access I-95. Here's some
photos taken from West 9 accessing I-95 South:
This is the
first temporary I-95 South trailblazer before the I-95/128 bridge.
The bridge will be expanded northbound to handle the additional
lane.
Here's the
next two new trailblazers approaching the new traffic signals:
While most of
the overhead signs have been removed. The one at the ramp remains,
though with the previously right angled arrow repositioned to point
straight left:
In addition
to a trailblazer, there is also a portable variable message sign
(VMS) at the turn for the ramp. The VMS is the only remaining
reference to Route 128 currently westbound on MA 9:
The new
on-ramp leads to a partially expanded existing on-ramp which, for
now, requires a merge to one lane shortly after the intersection
with the previously existing ramp:
Previous
Photos, Taken September 23, 2015:
MassDOT has
installed new D-6 Guide or 'Paddle' Signs at the East Street
Interchange at the Westwood/Dedham line:
Note the left
hand sign for I-95 South and that the sign for I-95 North/US 1 South
has no destinations. Similar sign for I-95 South:
There were no
trailblazers for Route 128 anywhere in the interchange area. Further
south, as part of the project that will reconstruct the I-95 and
I-93 interchange, a new off-ramp has been built southbound for the
University Avenue/RR Station exit, with two new overhead signs.
Here's the first:
Sorry for the
mid-morning glare. As you can see the new ramp will be served by its
own lane. Here's the other new BGS:
Work is still
ongoing to finish the ramp and the connection to University Ave and
the train station. All the old guide signs have been removed, but no
replacements have been put up for I-95 South, guess they figure
everyone know how to access the highway.
Photos Taken
on July 5, 2015:
As stated
before, completion of this section is being held up due to problems
constructing the new MA 109 bridge over I-95. Here's what the
bridges look like northbound:
Still
substantial work needs to be done to complete the MA 109 West
bridge. The project is largely complete though north of MA 109 to MA
135:
Work is still
continuing, judged by the remaining orange barrels, however,
northbound between MA 135 and Great Plain Ave.:
The final(?)
paving project is still going on near Great Plain Ave. and to the
north:
Work though
is largely complete north to the railroad bridge:
Concrete
median barriers have now gone up along the final section of the
project north of the Railroad Bridge:
These
barriers appear on the right and in the median approaching the
Kendrick Ave. Bridge:
Work has
started to replace the Kendrick Avenue Bridge along the northbound
side of the highway:
In addition
to the bridge, a new interchange is to be built with Kendrick Street
tying in to the existing Highland Ave. exit. Here's the start of
support columns for the new ramp system:
Work has also
started between Highland Avenue and MA 9. Here's the view going up
the hill at the site of the former railroad bridge:
Here's
looking down from the crest of the hill toward the north end of the
project at the MA 9 interchange in Newton:
Southbound
views, taken the same day:
The temporary
exit signage at the start of the construction zone is replacing the
overheads in the same location, though wouldn't the exit sign be
better on the right, where the exit is?
Left side
construction barriers continue along the median by the Exit 20A ramp
through the lane-drop where construction on the additional lane will
start.
Construction
has started in the median starting downhill toward the Highland
Avenue interchange.
The taking
out of the railroad bridge also required removing the overhead signs
for the area, replaced by ground-mounted orange versions.
Approaching
the Kendrick Street bridge from the north showing the progress of
widening the road for the future bridge and highway lanes.
Mirroring
northbound, not much activity southbound except for new median
barriers between the Highland Avenue and Great Plain Avenue exits.
Work has
basically been completed prior to the railroad bridge in Dedham, the
future fourth lane striped as a breakdown lane.
A final coat
of asphalt is still needed between the Great Plain Ave. and MA 135
exits crossing over the Charles River.
Both the
additional travel lane and exit-only lane before the MA 135
interchange will be ready after an additional layer of pavement.
The road is
ready south of MA 135, but the additional lane is not open due to
the remaining issues in completing the MA 109 bridge (see photos
below).
Previous
photos, taken on May 9, 2015:
Most of the
signage between Exits 15 and 18 has been replaced. Heading north,
here is the new overhead 1/2 Mile Advance sign for MA 109 East, with
truck restriction banner:
The lanes
have been reconfigured to have the new 4th lane end as an exit only
lane at MA 109 West, though there is only temporary lane ends
signage, not featured on the exit signs:
Here's a
closeup of the new MA 109 eastbound bridge, almost completed, the
completion of the westbound bridge being the last barrier to opening
the additional fourth lane through to Exit 18:
Here's the
new 1 Mile Advance overhead for MA 135:
The new
additional 4th lane is to the right and is now complete between
Exits 16 and 18, separated by a solid white line. Here's the next
new 1/2 Mile Advance for MA 135 and 1 Mile for Exit 18:
Followed up
by new exit signage at the MA 135 Ramp:
The last new
signs northbound feature covered over 'Exit Only' Banners, both at
1/4 Mile distance--
And at the
ramp itself:
Work has
started on constructing the remaining new lane segment northbound to
MA 9. It will be a few years before new signage is placed in this
segment. Meanwhile, some of the existing overhead gantries have been
removed for the current signage, here approaching Exit 19:
Heading
Southbound between Needham and Dedham:
The first of
the new overheads placed was for the 1/2 mile advance for Exit 18
Great Plain Avenue:
Many of the
new signs for Exits 18 and 17 were put up during early 2014:
The other
signs for the MA 125 exit feature a space for new 'Exit Only'
banner, here empty:
While the
other is up, though the lane was not open at the time:
There was
also an 1 Mile advance sign for MA 109 put up around the same time:
The remainder
of the MA 109 signage would wait until later in 2014. Here's one of
the new advance overheads for the MA 109 West Exit--
From July
2015, here's the new assembly approaching the MA 109 bridge, both
directions still under construction:
A closer look
at the bridge itself:
While
here's a view of the final MA 109 exit sign:
There is also
now a new cantilever support post for a future US 1 Exit Advance
sign:
Taken at
Northern End of Project in October 2013--
Approaching
the MA 109 bridge being reconstructed over I-95/128 North in Dedham
at Exit 16A Off-Ramp.
A closer view
of the bridge construction. Construction was halted for a time in
2012 when the contractors determined that the ground around the
current bridge could not support the new structure as it was then
designed.
View heading
downhill on I-95/128 North in vicinity of MA 135 Exit, work had just
been completed on new bridge heading southbound opposite where this
photo was taken, could not get a daytime photo going the other
direction.
Taken
along I-95/128 North in January 2010--
Construction
almost complete beyond I-93 interchange in Canton. (1/2010)
New signage
for To 1A Exit 15B (No new sign yet for Exit 15B as of November
2013). 1/2010
New pull
through and Exit 15 B/US 1 Signage along I-95/128 North in Dedham
(and ramp signage above). (1/2010)
Taken Along
I-95/128 South in January 2010:
Pre-existing
overhead signage for US 1/MA 1A that had not been replaced as of
January 2010. (1/2010)
Existing
overhead signage near bridge construction as part of I-95 Add-A-Lane
Project in early 2010. (1/2010)
New signage
placed at ramp for Exit 15A, To MA 1A, as part of Add-A-Lane Project
in early 2010. (1/2010)
New
diagrammatic overhead sign 2 miles before I-95/I-93 interchange in
Dedham. (1/2010)
Image of
new overhead signage with rare 800 feet distance prior to Exit 13 on
I-95 South/US 1 North. (1/2010)
Going Northbound Again, From February 2010:
Newly placed
overhead for Exit 14 and progress in building sound barrier wall
along I-95 North/US 1 South in Dedham. (2/2010)
New advance
sign for US 1 and ramp sign for East St/Canton St in February 2010
and sound barrier construction. (1/2010)
C. New Signage Placed at I-95/128 Split in
Peabody in (Photos from June 2013)--
New
diagrammatic overhead with rare 1/3 mile distance on I-95/128 North
in Peabody. Sign was placed as part of project replacing exit
signage along MA 128 between Peabody and Gloucester in 2012.
Downward
arrow per lane overhead signs at split of I-95 and MA 128 North in
Peabody. MUTCD guidance now calls for signs like this to have upward
facing arrows, MassDOT has not adopted this practice, unlike New
Hampshire.
Visit the I-95 Exit List page to
check out the future exit numbers along that route.
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